PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the general debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 27 afternoon (local time) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga has highlighted the outstanding outcomes of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working trip to the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, the US, on September 27. The Government leader engaged in an array of activities, including delivering a speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 73rd session and having meetings with President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and leaders of five countries. He also joined a discussion with major US businesses and met US friends of Vietnam and representatives of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN and the Vietnamese community in New York. Deputy Minister Nga said the working trip was of special importance, … [Read more...] about PM’s working trip to UN headquarters is fruitful bilaterally, multilaterally: official
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UN scrambles to avert ’fierce bloody battle’ for Yemen port
UNITED NATIONS, United States — The United Nations mobilised on Monday to avert a "fierce, bloody battle" for a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for food, medicine and other vital supplies. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Yemen’s foreign minister at UN headquarters in New York amid warnings that an attack on rebel-held Hodeida was imminent. Guterres said his envoy Martin Griffiths was locked in "intense negotiations" with Yemen’s rebel Huthis, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to find a "way to avoid the military confrontation in Hodeida." During his meeting with Yemen’s new Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany, Guterres stressed that "everyone should redouble efforts to find a political solution and avoid a fierce, bloody battle for Hodeida," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The United Nations pulled all of its international staff out of Hodeida early Monday morning. For the past two weeks, Yemen government troops backed by … [Read more...] about UN scrambles to avert ’fierce bloody battle’ for Yemen port
Vietnam joins observation of World Bicycle Day in New York
Addressing the observation at the campus of the UN headquarters, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said the bicycle is a reliable, affordable, clean and environmentally fit means of transportation. It creates a healthy and environmentally-friendly lifestyle and helps foster sustainable consumption and production, she added. She also described the bicycle as a companion of Vietnamese people in the past, at present and in the future. In the past, the bicycle played a crucial role in the cause of national independence and freedom. Nowadays, it has become an economical and popular means of transportation in both rural and urban areas. The bicycle has been the aspiration for many artistic, literary and musical works in Vietnam, she said. Nga also emphasised the importance of the bicycle to realising the country’s sustainable development goals. On April 12, 2018, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution declaring June 3 as World Bicycle … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins observation of World Bicycle Day in New York
UN Security Council condemns bombing series in Indonesia
Indonesian police stand guards in front of a flat after an explosion in Sidoarjo, East Java, Sunday, May 13, 2018.(Source:https://abcnews.go.com) New York (VNA) – The United Nations Security Council has condemned the latest series of bombings in Indonesia. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks on Christian churches and a police station that took place in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 13 and 14 May, which resulted in at least 18 people killed and many more injured,” the Security Council’s press statement said. The council affirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. It reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed. It urges that perpetrators, organizers, … [Read more...] about UN Security Council condemns bombing series in Indonesia
US$10 billion plan for global education launched at UN
The United Nations joined the World Bank and four regional development banks on Friday (May 11) to launch a plan to boost funding for education by US$10 billion as new data shows a growing gap over access to schools. Afghan refugee girls leave after their school at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad on Feb 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi) About 260 million children worldwide are not in school, including 10 million who are refugees, according to an education commission set up in 2015 to boost investment in education. If this trend continues, half of the world's children - 400 million - will have no education beyond the age of 11 by the year 2030, said former British prime minister Gordon Brown, who is now the UN envoy for global education. "The biggest divide in the world today is between the half of our future that are going to be educated, and the other half who are going to be left behind," Brown told a news conference at UN headquarters in New York. The United … [Read more...] about US$10 billion plan for global education launched at UN